| Ref No | Member | Question | Tabled | Status |
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AQW 28423/22-27
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Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Finance, in relation to the commitment made in the 2025 Public Procurement Policy Statement Principle 2: Efficiency and Effectiveness, that regular progress reports on Major Capital Projects will be provided to the Northern Ireland Civil Service Board, whether these reports will include details of the scale of the overspends and time overruns for such projects.
| 09/06/2025 |
To be answered by 24/06/2025
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AQW 28422/22-27
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Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the process of how the requirements of the 2025 Public Procurement Policy Statement Principle 3: Social Value will be monitored, to ensure that what is committed to during the initial bid is delivered during the contract delivery.
| 09/06/2025 |
To be answered by 24/06/2025
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AQW 28421/22-27
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Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Finance, in relation to the 2025 Public Procurement Policy Statement Principle 1: Accessibility, whether there will be increased accessibility for local small businesses on local contracts where possible, rather than bids being set out on large regional basis.
| 09/06/2025 |
To be answered by 24/06/2025
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AQW 28420/22-27
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Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Finance, in relation to the 2025 Public Procurement Policy Statement Principle 1: Accessibility, whether there will be increased provision of up-front funding to suppliers, rather than small businesses and charities being required to be significantly out of pocket and then recoup the funding at a later stage.
| 09/06/2025 |
To be answered by 24/06/2025
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AQW 28419/22-27
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Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail what is included in the Terms of Reference in the current review of arms'-length bodies across all Departments.
| 09/06/2025 |
To be answered by 24/06/2025
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AQW 28249/22-27
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Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Finance for his assessment of: (i) the need for a review of the level of uptake of the hybrid working policy in the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS); and (ii) the need to monitor it against feedback from public service users, given the absence of detail on this in the NICS People Strategy’s plan.
| 05/06/2025 |
To be answered by 20/06/2025
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AQW 28248/22-27
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Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail his plans to set out a fair total reward approach in a new Pay and Reward Strategy, as included in the new Northern Ireland Civil Service People Strategy.
| 05/06/2025 |
To be answered by 20/06/2025
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AQW 28247/22-27
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Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Finance, as part of the plan in the new Northern Ireland Civil Service People Strategy to improve digital skills, to detail what plans are in place to roll out IT hubs or interfaces to assist members of the public with using the predominantly electronic and online public service systems.
| 05/06/2025 |
To be answered by 20/06/2025
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AQW 28246/22-27
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Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Finance, as part of the plan in the new Northern Ireland Civil Service People Strategy to simplify and streamline the recruitment process, to detail whether this will include an assessment of current barriers to accessibility experienced by applicants in certain demographics.
| 05/06/2025 |
To be answered by 20/06/2025
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AQW 28245/22-27
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Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Finance, as part of the plan in the Northern Ireland Civil Service People Strategy to complete a review of Civil Service professions, to detail whether such a review will include an audit of all skills, experiences and talents of the existing NICS workforce to identify those currently employed in roles which are not the most suited to their skills.
| 05/06/2025 |
To be answered by 20/06/2025
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